Break curve but keep gradient

[Jaka S]

I want to mimic the curve on the left. My progress is on the right.

I made a curve and added the gradiant. What I want to do is add a second border to act as the "spacing" between the line and the background.

I see two options:

a) break the curve apart, but then my gradient gets messed up. Can I break the curve and keep the gradient as it is?

b) can I keep the curve and specify which parts of the self-intersections are in front and which parts are in back?

[Grant H · Accepted solution]

you will have to cut the curve. How are you cutting it tho? You need to use the divide tool in the pathfinder panel. Draw a line or shape where you want the cut then ungroup and delete the section you dont want.

/G